"Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?," Murdoch wrote on Twitter.

Murdoch made a similar call following the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., in July: "We have to do something about gun controls. Police license okay for hunting rifle or pistol for anyone without crim or pscho record. No more," he tweeted.

News Corp. owns Fox News, where contributors have been objecting to calls for gun control throughout the day.

+++ The National Firearms Act of 1934, the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Hughes Amendment in 1986 have all placed limits on how automatic guns can be bought and sold, but did not make it illegal to possess them entirely.

Purchasing one requires submitting fingerprints and photographs to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, going through an FBI criminal background check, and paying a $200 tax, among other requirements. Only automatic weapons manufactured and registered with the federal government before 1986 can be bought, owned and sold. +++

I agree with Murdoch. Except for a few collectors with a class III stamp, the federal government right now is the only entity which owns automatic weapons. I favor barring the federal government from possessing automatic weapons.

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posted on 12/15/2012 3:38:17 PM PST
by Sirius Lee
(RE SP - Republicans, from Mitt Romney ..to Karl Rove... are said to be concerned she will win.")

Ack, we should have seen it coming. CBS just said the mother of the shooter was worried about her home during a collapse of the economy so bought the guns for protection. IOW, she was, you know, one of those wacko preppers!!!!!!

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posted on 12/15/2012 3:47:42 PM PST
by bgill
(We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)

Everyone is looking at the Guns—Look at the nut who pulled the trigger. We need to get these folks in mental hospitals! They need to be rounded up and locked away for their own good. Once this was common—it needs to be re-instated. The Homeless guy talking to himself on the street should be picked up and given treatment not left to live on the street—Thats cruel. I have know three people killed by Homeless. This guy who killed those folks was under care-—he shouldn’t have been living at home. You can’t tell me there were no signs that he might snap. We need to take care of people who are nuts. Lots of people need these institutions—now.

The dumb@ss Rupert doesn't even know the difference between semi-automatic vs. automatic firearms.

For the gun-grabbing elitist liberals (many of whom have their very own armed security) here is a piece of advice they should heed before commenting on gun control, originally given to Ralphie: "You'll shoot your eye out"

what does he care? HIS well-armed body guards will continue to protect HIM and HIS family and loved ones while law abiding American CITIZENS are disarmed and thrown to the “mercy” of Obama’s WELL ARMED thug, racist “peeps” in da hood and all his knuckle dragging union buddies. Stock up because before this is over, you are probably going to need it.

Rupert has a lot of money. He can bully his employees and most people in this world. I’ll bet you he has bodyguards.....armed bodyguards. That’s because he can’t bully everybody. He’d like to, but he can’t. And that really ticks him off.

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posted on 12/15/2012 4:05:57 PM PST
by blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")

And yet for so long many, many Freepers thought that Fox News was the best thing since sliced bread. Interesting how your gods fail you so consistently. Perhaps you might not wish to take things at face value so damn often.

I haven’t watched TV except for sports in quite a long time. Maybe the History Channel a couple times, and an old movie. But that’s it. Oh, I did watch the debates; but, weren’t those akin to sporting events?

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posted on 12/15/2012 4:10:25 PM PST
by ought-six
( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)

We need to get these folks in mental hospitals! They need to be rounded up and locked away for their own good. Once this was commonit needs to be re-instated...We need to take care of people who are nuts. Lots of people need these institutionsnow.

This ignorant limo-liberal elitist does not connect the Left’s effor to ban Fox to their effort to ban the second amendement. Banning the constitution is the Leftist “liberal” cause. Going Chi-com like GE?

“We need to get these folks in mental hospitals! They need to be rounded up and locked away for their own good. Once this was commonit needs to be re-instated...We need to take care of people who are nuts. Lots of people need these institutionsnow.”

Well stated...we need to round up all the narcissist left nuts in office first...starting with those in the White Hut, the one in NYC City Hall, all of their left nut lamestream media shills...institutionalise them now!

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posted on 12/15/2012 5:09:00 PM PST
by GGpaX4DumpedTea
(I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)

For some unknown reason, I’ve been watching FNC coverage of the shootings..

Bill Hemmer’s sappy stories are just too much. Shouldn’t this be called what it is? Exploitation: an unnecessary focus on grieving families all for the sake of ratings.
And anyone who fell for the faux crying that Bamster supposedly did on national TV the other day is a fool.

Sorry Rog, Rupie, Bill and the Blonds: this is sickening and I’m atta here.
I will grieve for the loss of those innocent children without your help, thank you. I know how to pray.
Maybe ‘National Lampoon Vacation” is on tonight.

I am willing to make one, and only one, exception to the First Amendment when it comes to political speech. I believe that once you have an armed bodyguard you should be required to keep your piehole shut about access to firearms. I’m pretty sure Rupert has an armed bodyguard.

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posted on 12/15/2012 5:17:49 PM PST
by Mr. Silverback
(Cigarettes are like squirrels: Perfectly harmless until you put one in your mouth and set it on fire)

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